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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Keen Smell. The leucrotta has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Kicking Retreat. If the leucrotta attacks with its hooves, it can take the Disengage action as a bonus action
);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the leucrotta scores a critical hit, it rolls the damage dice three times, instead of
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
legs are insectile.
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You smell like fresh brownies.
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A noticeable, harmless chill surrounds you.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a
Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
)
INT
9 (–1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
6 (–2)
Skills Deception +2, Perception +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, Gnoll
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Keen Smell
. The leucrotta has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Kicking Retreat. If the leucrotta attacks with its hooves, it can take the Disengage action as a bonus action.
Mimicry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
and one never knows for sure, so their approach is more cautious if they smell smoke. In that case, characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 10 or higher notice the approaching lizardfolk
characters who are actively on watch notice the approaching lizardfolk automatically and the lizardfolk are surprised. If characters lit a fire, however, then the lizardfolk smell the smoke from quite a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
knows for sure, so their approach is more cautious if they smell smoke. In that case, characters with passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 10 or higher notice the approaching lizardfolk canoes before the
actively on watch notice the approaching lizardfolk automatically and the lizardfolk are surprised. If characters lit a fire, however, then the lizardfolk smell the smoke from quite a distance away and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
blacked out, and the air carries the smell of burned wood. A clothesline attached to one corner of the building’s exterior is hung with a variety of frayed, patchwork garments.
The garments on the
; a speed of 30 feet; and immunity to fire, poison, and psychic damage. A coal’s Dexterity is 20, its Constitution is 10, and its other ability scores are 1. Throwing a bucket of water on a coal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
W9. Fermentation Vats The rich smell of fermenting wine fills this large, two-story chamber, which is dominated by four enormous wooden casks, each one eight feet wide and twelve feet tall. A wooden
winery’s upper level. Underneath these side balconies are several doors, some of which hang open. Beneath the sloping roof stretch thick rafters, upon which scores of ravens have quietly gathered. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
(−2)
Skills Deception +2, Perception +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, Gnoll
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Keen Smell. The leucrotta has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Kicking Retreat. If the leucrotta attacks with its hooves, it can take the Disengage action as a bonus action.
Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic animal sounds and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
other than what adventurers bring with them. A volcanic lair might have smooth stone walls hollowed out by past eruptions, doors of magically reinforced brass, a smell of sulfur, and light provided by
it. Sometimes faint cracks in the wall or scuff marks on the floor betray the secret door’s presence. Detecting a Secret Door. Use the characters’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Artifact, one of your ability scores (DM’s choice) increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. 21–30 While attuned to the Artifact, you regain 1d6 Hit Points at the start of each of your turns if you have at
Artifact, you have the Deafened condition when you’re more than 10 feet away from it. 41–48 While attuned to the Artifact, you lose all sense of smell. 49–66 While you’re attuned to the Artifact, your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
chamber that holds worn picks, rusty shovels, and two hand carts filled with debris and rags.
The tools were left behind by the workers in the wake of the disaster. Characters who look up see scores of
the air and mixes with the earthy smell of the moss. The sound of dripping doesn’t echo, but is immediately dulled by the moss-carpeted surfaces.
The pools here vary in depth: the smaller ones are a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
attuned to the artifact, one of your ability scores (DM’s choice) increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. 21–30 While attuned to the artifact, you regain 1d6 hit points at the start of your turn if you have at
, your weight drops by 1d4 × 5 pounds. 61–65 While attuned to the artifact, you can’t smell. 66–70 While attuned to the artifact, nonmagical flames are extinguished within 30 feet of you. 71–80 While you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
move about unseen. Chwingas resemble 6-inch-tall animated dolls with mask-like faces, spindly limbs, and wild hair. Their appearance is sometimes foreshadowed by gentle breezes, the sweet smell of
a long range of 60 feet, it deals 1d4 cold damage on a hit, and it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. If you score a critical hit with the snowball, the target is blinded until the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dale, although age has clouded her eyes with cataracts, limiting the range of her vision to 60 feet. Her blindsight, hearing, and sense of smell are undiminished, however. Fortunately for the residents
hearing and sense of smell to track the characters while staying outside their prey’s range of visibility. Running the Encounter. Make one Dexterity (Stealth) check for all the crag cats involved in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Orcus! Although Orcus doesn’t have a significant role in this adventure, players might wonder what the Demon Lord of Undeath is up to. In the heart of a alien cavern glistening with slime, scores of mind
following vision. The smell of blood fills your nostrils as you wander a maze of Underdark tunnels, moving with purpose as your giant hooves crush stones underfoot. Faerzress light reveals that your shadow is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
verbal components. Whenever you try to speak, you bray like a donkey instead. 2–3 You magically transform into an owl. You retain your languages, your ability to speak, and your mental ability scores
transformation has no game effects. 3 You smell like swamp gas. No amount of bathing can rid you of this stench. 4 Your shadow does not match your movements, which other creatures find unsettling. 5–6 Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
hide among the weeds that flank the cottage’s open doorway. Make a Dexterity (Stealth) check for the blights, and compare the result to the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the characters to
common room, while the western portion held the kitchens and the brewer’s vats. Huge wooden tuns stand to the west, and a faint smell of yeast still permeates the air. The ale is long gone. Awarding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
telepathically awakens Korgrah, an abominable yeti (see area I5), and commands it to hunt down and kill the party. This yeti’s sense of smell is so acute that it can track the characters by scent regardless of
creature is encased in a thick coat of ice, preserving its remains. Amid scores of humanoid cadavers—pirates, hunters, adventurers, worshipers, and others who fell prey to Auril’s cold embrace—are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
as 60 feet away. The sentries, Wark and Thark, are grumbling in the Orc language about someone named Ulfe. Apply a -2 penalty to the orcs’ passive Perception scores. Arrow Slits. When the characters
can attempt to sneak past the row of arrow slits by comparing their Dexterity (Stealth) checks to the orcs’ passive Perception scores. If the characters successfully sneak past the sentries, they reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Characters who question Thorsk can get directions to Scarlet Moon Hall (see chapter 3). 6. Chansyrl Fine Harness The pungent smell of tanned and oiled leather fills this crowded workshop, and the walls
, serving as home to some birds and storage for scores of wooden wagon wheels. Ilmeth employs half a dozen laborers who drink heavily as they work. Everything here is far messier but far cheaper than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
opinions of humanoids based on previous contact with related humanoids. Good dragons can recognize humanoid bloodlines by smell, sniffing out each person they meet and remembering any relatives they have
new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Scores of small humanoid corpses are scattered among the ruins.
This svirfneblin settlement was the test site for Aerisi Kalinoth’s first devastation orb. Four specters of deep gnomes who perished
are apparent, and the smell of death is fainter than one would expect. At the back of the cave, within ten feet of the drow, a breeze whistles through three tiny fissures in the rock.
The fissures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
me rage, terror, righteous fury! Snarl at me so that I may savor it! Sustain me until the city is no more!” She then affixes her raging gaze upon you. “I can smell your soul-fires! They will be mine
Absorption. (All mentions of acid damage change to fire damage.) In this form, Jhaeros has Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores of 10. When Jhaeros drops to 0 hit points, he explodes in a harmless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
investigate and report back to her. They avoid combat. B7. Hallway The spiral staircase in area B1 leads up to this hallway on the second floor. The walls of this dank hallway are covered with scores of
light reveals the shapes of several pedestals. On each one rests an object with a patchwork cloth draped over it. Wilting ferns in crumbling clay pots give the room its earthy smell. The floor is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
hearths in the middle of this room, and the smell of baking bread fills the air. Sacks of flour, casks of salted fish, crates of dried vegetables, and wheels of cheese clutter the walls, along with
. Copper tubing in long coils leads from one kettle to the next. Several large wooden casks stand at the south end of the room, and shelves on the eastern wall hold scores of brown bottles sealed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
undead A creature is the target of a cleric or paladin spell of 3rd level or higher A creature scores a critical hit against a fiend or an undead A creature experiences an epiphany or inspiring triumph
squashed insects’ foul smell. Creatures that don’t need to breathe automatically succeed on this saving throw. 71–75 One of the characters in the region must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
character who approaches the door can smell the stench of what lies beyond. If the door is opened, read: Rats fill the room, trapped among their own waste. A small half-barrier prevents the rats from
smell the stench of rotten meat coming from the other side. 30. Mama Rat An oppressive smell suffuses the air, rising from chewed carcasses of cave rats, smaller vermin, and a few humanoid-looking






